Alternative wifi instead of router!

[shedracer]

Wonder if anybody has any suggestions please. My mother has just sold her house and will be moving into rented house for a few months, until she can find a new home. She doesn't want to go through the aggro of sorting Internet out while in rented accom, so I wonder if there is an alternative.

She uses an iPad for her Internet use, but it is a wifi only model and her mobile phone is a very cheap pay as you go phone.

Is there any device that would allow her to creat a wifi hotspot that her iPad could connect to, using 3G, that she could use on a pay as you go SIM card? I know you can use iPhones etc as a hotspot, but she doesn't want to/can't afford too buy a new smart phone. As it would only be a relatively short period, 6 months at most.

Any suggestion would greatly appreciated.

 

[amadablam]

She could try a Broadband dongle or a one that creates a wifi hot spot, you can get them as pay as you go too.

Something like this:

http://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/dongles-and-mobile-wi-fi/

 

[Schtum]

Fourth hit on Google.....http://www.o2.co.uk/broadband/mobile-broadband/o2-pocket-hotspot

 

[Shep]

I use a Three MIFI dongle, originally for use on the boat it's now the most handy stopgap if i get landline broadband issues

 

[Wreford Miles]

Google Mi-Fi

 

[Blackal]

A Three MI-FI would get my vote.

You can connect up 5 machines, and it has a micro SD slot so that everyone in the loop can access common files held there.

EDIT: It seems like all the providers do a similar item - Check which provider has the best signal in the area.

Al

 

[shedracer]

Thank you.

Thank you all for your responses, very helpful. ukGSer at its best, helping with your vast knowledge and experience.

Better than a google search.

 

[amadablam]

Thank you all for your responses, very helpful. ukGSer at its best, helping with your vast knowledge and experience.

Better than a google search.

Glad to help mate,

Google is great, but people still have to figure out if its right for them.

Personal knowledge is better

 

[Gecko]

Another vote for the 3 mifi I used to have a dongle but now use the mifi so my iphone, galaxy and laptop can all connect simultaneously on just one 3 account. Its much faster than the dongle too.

 

[rce]

I use one of these http://www.expansys.com/huawei-e355-3g-hspa+wifi-usb-internet-modem-unlocked-234444/ can be used with any network.

Plug it into a USB mains power pack (the type you get with most phones and tablets). Power it up and it just works, no buttons to press like on the MiFi. Can also be used as a USB dongle if you don't want to use WiFi.

Then for the actual data connection get something like this 12GB data or 12 months whichever is used up first.

 

[Fanum]

EDIT: It seems like all the providers do a similar item - Check which provider has the best signal in the area.

Al

That's critical

Even if the Three one is most popular, it'll be worse than useless in some areas......
Start off looking at the coverage maps, and also speak to people locally....they are the only ones who will know if any particular network is shyte or ace in the immediate area, which will be more important than the branding on the dongle